Block Screen vs Bitcoin Maximalist App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Screen
Personalize your lock and home screens with live Bitcoin data. Access real-time block height, mempool fees, price, news, and mining difficulty across all your Apple devices. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with customizable themes and widgets.
- Live Bitcoin widgets for lock and home screens
- Real-time block height and price tracking
- Mempool fee recommendations
- Mining difficulty and hashrate
- Curated Bitcoin news feeds
- Customizable color themes and widget selection
- Apple Watch complications and StandBy mode support
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Turn your lock screen and Home Screen into a personalized bitcoin screen with live Bitcoin widgets. Block Screen puts real-time block height, mempool fees, price, news, and mining difficulty (and more!) on every Apple device you own: iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, CarPlay. No accounts, no ads. –––– KEY WIDGETS & VIEWS –––– • Lock-Screen Widget – glanceable block height and bitcoin prices • Home-Screen Widget – small, medium and large sizes • StandBy Mode – full-screen clock-style display while charging • Apple Watch Complication & Smart Stack – stats right on your wrist • iPad and macOS – adaptive layouts for Stage Manager and desktop • CarPlay – widgets on your vehicle dashboard –––– BITCOIN STATS YOU CARE ABOUT –––– • Block height & next halving countdown • Mempool fee recommendations (high / medium / low) • Mining network hashrate & difficulty in real time • Live BTC price in USD, EUR & more • Curated Bitcoin-only news feeds –––– BUILT FOR CUSTOMIZATION –––– • Custom color themes • Choose which widgets appear in Smart Stack rotation –––– PRIVATE BY DESIGN –––– Block Screen talks directly to public Bitcoin APIs—no log-ins, tracking, or analytics SDKs. “Everything you need and nothing you don't." Download Block Screen free today and keep with the Bitcoin network at a glance: price, mempool, or countdown to the next halving.
Bitcoin Maximalist App
Monitor the Bitcoin and Blockchain ecosystem with real-time sentiment analysis, price trends, and technical indicators. Assess market health and identify potential buying opportunities based on data-driven insights.
- Bitcoin and Blockchain ecosystem overview
- Sentiment analysis (Fear and Greed Index)
- Price trend monitoring
- Technical indicators (200-day EMA, RSI)
- Wallet monitoring
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The main purpose of the app is to provide you with a bird’s eye view of the Bitcoin and the Blockchain ecosystem and monitor Bitcoin wallets. You’ll be able to quickly assess the sentiment surrounding Bitcoin and Blockchain based on data from the Fear and Greed Index and popular search phrases. You’ll also see it’s health based on data regarding the all time high price. Apart from the above, two technical analysis markers will supply additional information: the distance from the 200 day exponential moving average and the daily relative strength index, so you know if Bitcoin is overbought, oversold or trending. Fundamental on-chain metrics are coming soon! The app is 100% free, so do not hesitate and download it now! Please note: This app *does not* provide investment advice! Please consult a registered professional if you wish to invest your money. All content is for entertainment purposes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Block Screen at every 11 days against Bitcoin Maximalist App's every 3 months. Block Screen also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Bitcoin Maximalist App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Block Screen against 5.0 for Bitcoin Maximalist App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Screen has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, Bitcoin Maximalist App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Screen | Bitcoin Maximalist App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Ramsden | Ajfek Software |
Customer experience
Block Screen
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In-app purchases
Block Screen
No in-app purchases
Bitcoin Maximalist App
No in-app purchases
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